Like many cultivators in the Cultivation World, they believed that after reaching the Nascent Soul Stage, the next realm would be ascending to the Immortal World.
They never expected that above the Human Realm, there was another Upper Realm called the Chiming World. There, three major realms existed: Refining Void, Unification, and Tribulation Crossing.
"Concubine will keep these secrets for Husband. If there is any leakage, Concubine's Dao path will be severed forever, and I will not die a good death..." Zuoqiu Ying imdiately swore a Dao Oath.
"Once I have established a firm foothold in the Chiming World, I will bring you to the Upper Realm. At that ti, the Butian Sect will also beco an Upper Realm sect..." Xu Xing remarked, nodding with satisfaction at this scene.
To him, the Butian Sect was not useless. Creating a power from scratch was always the most crucial step. It was much like the hereditary retainers of a mortal noble family. The difference between the nouveau riche and established nobility, apart from local foundations and vast networks of interest, also lay in the people within their households. Nobles could easily select death-sworn loyalists from among these hereditary retainers, a feat the nouveau riche, relying solely on wealth, could never match. In other words, Xu Xing placed more value on the "software" of the Butian Sect, built up over many years. Of course, if the Butian Sect were to drag him down too much, Xu Xing would not invest much more effort into this Lower Realm sect in the future. The Butian Sect, as it was now, was rely an idle chess piece for him. To win at chess, the strategic placent of such idle pieces was essential. This applied to people as well as to the path of cultivation.
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「Several months later.」
Xu Xing left behind three volus of the "Butian Immortal Scripture" in the Butian Sect, inscribed on stone tablets in the Cave. He imparted them to Zuoqiu Ying and many House Elders in the sect before departing on a cloud.
The "Butian Immortal Scripture" was a new Nascent Soul-level cultivation thod Xu Xing created. He developed it by combining nurous Nascent Soul-level cultivation thods—such as the "Feather Transformation Immortal Scripture," the "Evil Warding Sacred Skill," and the "Teaching Record of Mao Ri"—with his own insights into the Nascent Soul Realm.
In this cultivation thod, Xu Xing created two Immortal Techniques based on Dao Principles such as the Yin-Yang Principle, the Great Sun Dao Principle, and the Life and Death Principles. These were nad "Butian" and "Fen Shi."
Although the power of these two Immortal Techniques was not as great as the "Mysterious Truth Art," "Feather Transformation Art," and "Flying Immortal Art" from the "Feather Transformation Immortal Scripture," their advantage was that they could be practiced without relying on the Daoist foundation of the Flying Feather Immortal Palace. This made them most suitable for the Butian Sect, a sect whose cultivation thods ca from diverse sources.
In short, the "Butian Immortal Scripture" created by Xu Xing might not be as profound or powerful as the Nascent Soul-level cultivation thods of other Higher Teachings, but its versatility was paramount. Whether it was the cultivation thods of the Chongzhen Temple, the Snow Maiden Sect, or other sects, as long as cultivators could use them to reach the Nascent Soul Realm, they could begin practicing this Immortal Scripture created by Xu Xing, as it had virtually no entry threshold.
After leaving the Butian Sect, Xu Xing did not rush to Nanyan Continent. Instead, he first flew to the Heavenly Saint Sect's residence to visit Heavenly Saint Sect Master Cui Tong.
Shortly after Xu Xing sent his talismanic ssage, Heavenly Saint Sect Master Cui Tong and several Supre Elders ca down the mountain to welco him, followed by a retinue of the Heavenly Saint Sect's direct disciples and House Elders.
A visit from a Nascent Soul Cultivator was a significant event. Moreover, Xu Xing was the youngest Nascent Soul Cultivator in East Huangzhou in ten thousand years and also the Sect Leader of a newly promoted Higher Teaching. Furthermore, after the Butian Sect's promotion to a Higher Teaching, Xu Xing's first official visit after erging from seclusion was to the Heavenly Saint Sect. This was a great honor for the Heavenly Saint Sect.
At the foot of the mountain, Xu Xing saw Cui Tong approaching. After exchanging a few pleasantries with him, Xu Xing smiled faintly and said, "This ti, I originally planned to visit in disguise. However, after arriving at the mountain gate of your esteed sect and looking around, I thought for a mont and dismissed that idea..."
As his words fell, Cui Tong and the several Supre Elders of the Heavenly Saint Sect exchanged glances. They imdiately understood the aning behind Xu Xing's words and bowed to him in thanks.
Having managed sect affairs for so long, Cui Tong was an old hand in the Jianghu. After a mont's thought, he quickly grasped Xu Xing's aning. "Good people are easily bullied, just as good horses are easily ridden," he mused. The Heavenly Saint Sect had been in decline for so long. As a forr Higher Teaching, how could it not be coveted by other sects? Xu Xing revealing his presence now was undoubtedly a deterrent to these factions. A visit in disguise would only have indicated that Xu Xing had so minor association with the Heavenly Saint Sect. But a formal visit like this carried entirely different implications.
"I am deeply grateful for Master Xu's support," Cui Tong said, his face showing gratitude.
Xu Xing's visit to the Heavenly Saint Sect this ti, deterring the various sects, would at least grant the Heavenly Saint Sect several thousand years of peace. It could be said that as long as Xu Xing did not fall, hardly anyone would dare to trouble the Heavenly Saint Sect.
With that said, Cui Tong bowed slightly, stepped aside to make way, and gestured for Xu Xing to ascend the mountain, inviting him to be a guest at the Heavenly Saint Sect.
As Xu Xing began to walk up the mountain, Cui Tong, after a mont's thought, deliberately fell half a step behind him.
Even though the Heavenly Saint Sect was no longer a Higher Teaching at this mont, they still had their pride. The status of the Heavenly Saint Sect Leader was theoretically equal to that of Nascent Soul Saint Monarchs from Higher Teachings, qualifying them to be peers. Of course, whether this was actually respected depended on the attitudes of the Higher Teachings and the Nascent Soul Saint Monarchs themselves. However, in the absence of significant enmity, Higher Teachings would generally show the Heavenly Saint Sect this courtesy.
Now, as Cui Tong deliberately fell half a step behind Xu Xing, it would appear to outsiders that he was deaning his own status to flatter Xu Xing.
The Supre Elders of the Heavenly Saint Sect following Cui Tong shook their heads and sighed at this scene but did not intervene.
"The Heavenly Saint Sect was once the foremost leader of the Righteous Path," Xu Xing said with a smile, shaking his head. "It spread kindness to other sects and never oppressed them. Countless Nascent Soul Saint Monarchs rember this benevolence. Even without Xu Mou, the Heavenly Saint Sect would not face any calamity..."
In the past, Greedy Wolf Dao Monarch had dared to risk offending the Flying Feather Immortal Palace to lend him a hand. This was partly due to Xu Xing's own talent, but also because Giant Sword Daoist Monarch had aided Greedy Wolf Dao Monarch thousands of years prior.
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